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package org.apache.metamodel.data;
import org.apache.metamodel.insert.RowInsertionBuilder;
import org.apache.metamodel.schema.Column;
import org.apache.metamodel.schema.Table;
import org.apache.metamodel.update.RowUpdationBuilder;
/**
* Abstract interface for objects that build rows, either for eg. insert or
* update purposes.
*
* @see RowInsertionBuilder
* @see RowUpdationBuilder
*
* @param <RB>
* the RowBuilder subtype, used for cascading return values
*/
public interface RowBuilder<RB extends RowBuilder<?>> {
/**
* Gets the table that this row builder pertains to.
*
* @return the table that this row builder pertains to.
*/
public Table getTable();
/**
* Sets the value of a column, by column index
*
* @param columnIndex
* @param value
* @return
*/
public RB value(int columnIndex, Object value);
/**
* Sets the value of a column, by column index
*
* @param columnIndex
* @param value
* @param style
* @return
*/
public RB value(int columnIndex, Object value, Style style);
/**
* Sets the value of a column
*
* @param column
* @param value
* @return
*/
public RB value(Column column, Object value);
/**
* Sets the value of a column
*
* @param column
* @param value
* @param style
* @return
*/
public RB value(Column column, Object value, Style style);
/**
* Sets the value of a column, by column name
*
* @param columnName
* @param value
* @return
*/
public RB value(String columnName, Object value);
/**
* Sets the value and the style of this value of a column, by column name
*
* @param columnName
* @param value
* @param style
* @return
*/
public RB value(String columnName, Object value, Style style);
/**
* Gets the built record represented as a {@link Row} object.
*
* @return a {@link Row} object as it will appear if committed and queried.
*/
public Row toRow();
/**
* Determines if a column's value has been explicitly specified or not. This
* can be used to tell explicit NULL values apart from just unspecified
* values in a statement.
*
* @param column
* the column to check
* @return true if the column's value has been set, or false if not
*/
public boolean isSet(Column column);
}